July 2008 Events

Compiled by Henderson County Travel & Tourism
Information Subject to Change or Cancellation

 

July 1 - August 22
Inspired Design - Creative Entrepreneurial Textiles, Center of Craft, Creativity & Design, exhibit features designs & works the represent five 21st Century design growth, Tues.-Sat. 1:00PM-5:00PM, Hendersonville, NC 828-890-2050 www.craftcreativitydesign.org

 
July 1 - October 25
Public Art Display Kidding Around Downtown, a public art display featuring outdoor fiberglass goat sculptures on the sidewalks of Main Street, Hendersonville, NC 828-697-2022 www.dhinc.org
 
July 2
Auto Cross, WNC Agricultural Center, Fletcher, NC 828-687-1414 or 828-712-8325 www.agr.state.nc.us/markets/facilities/agcenters/western/wnccal.htm
 
July 2 - 19
Flat Rock Playhouse presents Alone Together Again (A hilarious Broadway comedy, Mom and Dad are looking forward to the peace and quiet of an empty nest - however the peace and quiet don’t last long) Wed.-Sat. 8:15PM; Thurs., Sat. & Sun 2:15PM, Flat Rock, NC 828-693-0731 www.flatrockplayhouse.org
 
July 2 - August 16
The Carl Sandburg Home and The Vagabond School of the Drama presents The World of Carl Sandburg on Wednesdays & Fridays at 10:15AM-10:45AM, Rootabaga Stories onThursdays & Saturdays at 10:15AM-10:45AM, performances are free and held rain or shine, at the Carl Sandburg Home amphitheatre (no performances July 16-19) Flat Rock, NC 828-693-4178 www.nps.gov/carl
 
July 2- October 1
Henderson County Heritage Museum, Historic Courthouse on Main Street inaugural exhibit Let Freedom Ring (displays, artifacts and multimedia presentation) Wed. - Sat. 10:00AM-5:00PM, Sun. 1:00PM-5:00PM, Hendersonville, NC 828-694-1619 www.hendersoncountymuseum.org
 
July 3
Dispute Settlement Center, Movies that Move - presenting: On Golden Pond, 6:00PM-9:00PM, Trinity Presbyterian, free, Hendersonville, NC 828- 697-7055
 
July 3 - 6
Asheville Tourists Minor League Baseball, McCormick Field, Mon.-Sat. 7:05PM, Sun. 2:05PM, Fireworks July 4 & 5, Asheville, NC 828-258-0428 www.theashevilletourists.com
 
July 3- August 31
Summer Housekeeping Practice, Smith-McDowell House Museum, the house has donned its summer dress and recreated 19th century summertime housekeeping in Asheville, Thurs., Fri, &. Sat. 10:00AM-4:00PM, Sun. 12:00PM-4:00PM, Adults $7, Children $3, Asheville, 828-253-9231www.wnchistory.org
 
July 4
Fabulous Fourth Celebration, Jackson Park (games, music & fireworks) 2:00PM-dusk, fireworks at dusk, Hendersonville, 828-697-4884

Independence Day Parade, 1:00PM, Main Street, Hendersonville, NC 828-692-4179

4th of July Celebration, Downtown (street festival, 5k run, antique cars, entertainment, bicycle parade, & fireworks) 10:00AM-5:00PM, Brevard, NC 828-884-3278

Fine Arts & Crafts Showcase, Downtown, 10:00AM-4:00PM, more than 30 vendors, Brevard, NC 828-884-2787

Brevard Music Center presents Pendergrast Family Patriotic Pops!, 2:00PM, Brevard, NC 828-862-2105 or 888-384-8682 www.brevardmusic.org

Columbus Fabulous Fourth, Downtown, 10:00AM-11:00PM, free (all-day food, fun, crafts and live music plus evening fireworks) music starts at 10:15AM, fireworks at 9:45PM, Columbus, NC 828-894-8236

4th of July Celebration, Downtown, 4:00PM-10:00AM (live music, children’s games, crafters, food & fireworks) Asheville, NC 828-259-5800

 

July 4 - 6
Dixieland Miniature Horse Society Horse Show, WNC Agricultural Center, Fletcher, NC 828-687-1414 or 803-345-3554 www.agr.state.nc.us/markets/facilities/agcenters/western/wnccal.htm

Mountaineer Antique Auto Show, WNC Agricultural Center, admission charged, Fletcher, NC 828-687-1414 or 828-648-2558 www.agr.state.nc.us/markets/facilities/agcenters/western/wnccal.htm

 
July 4, 11, 18, 25, August 1, 8, 15 & 22
10th Annual Music On Main Street concert series, featuring Special Edition (oldies rock) Visitors Information Center - 201. S. Main St., 7:00PM-9:00PM, free, every Friday through August 22, Bring a Chair, No Pets or Alcoholic Beverages Allowed, produced & sponsored by Henderson County Travel & Tourism, Entertainment sponsored by Pespi, Underwriten by Burger King, Highland Lake Village and The LakeHouse Lodge & Spa; produced & sponsored by Henderson County Travel & Tourism, Hendersonville, NC 800-828-4244 or 828-693-9708 or visit the web at www.historichendersonville.org
 
July 4–6, August 2–3, & August 30–September 1
Winery's Summer Holiday Weekends, Biltmore Estate, enjoy musical performances in the wine bar, complimentary wine seminars and wine tasting & fun-filled cooking demonstrations, Asheville, NC 800-411-3812 www.biltmore.com
 

July 5
Coon Dog Day Festival , Downtown (dogs, contests, crafts, live music, parade and a street dance) all day, Saluda, NC 828-749-2581

Brevard Music Center presents The Magic Flute (sung in German with English dialogue) 7:30PM, Brevard, NC 828-862-2105 or 888-384-8682 www.brevardmusic.org

 
July 5 - 20
Asheville Community Theatre presents I Hate Hamlet, Fri -& Sat 8:00PM, Sun 2:30PM, Adults $22, Sr/Students $19, Children (3-17) $12, Asheville, NC 828-254-1320
 
July 5, 12, 19, August 9, 16, 23, & 30
Shindig on the Green, Martin Luther King Jr. Park (features traditional and old-time string bands, bluegrass, ballad singers, big circle mountain dancers and cloggers) 7:00PM, free, bring a chair, Asheville, NC 828-258-6101 x 345 www.folkheritage.org
 

July 5, August 2, September 6 & October 4
Summer Music Series in Flat Rock, Little Rainbow Row's back deck-corner of Greenville Hwy & W. Blue Ridge Rd, 6:00PM-8:00PM, free, bring a chair, featuring regional artistis, sponsored by the Flat Rock Merchants' Assoc., Flat Rock, NC 828-697-7719 www.flatrockonline.com

 
July 6
Brevard Music Center presents Leila Josefowicz and JoAnn Falletta, 3:00PM, guest conductor, JoAnn Falletta will lead Josefowicz and the BMCO in Beethoven’s Violin Concerto, Brevard, NC 828-862-2105 or 888-384-8682 www.brevardmusic.org
 

July 7
Henderson County Library Travel Club presents Hawaii, 7:00PM, free, Hendersonville, NC 828-697-4725

Swannanoa Chamber Music Concert Series, Blue Ridge Community College Patton Auditorium, 3:00PM, $17, Students free, Flat Rock, NC 828-890-4411

 
July 7, 14, 21, 28, August 4, 11, 18 & 25
90th Street Dances, Visitors Information Center-201 S. Main Street, 7:00PM-9:00PM, every Monday Night through August 25, featuring the Piney Mountain Band & Cole Mountain Cloggers (mountain heritage bluegrass music, clogging and square dancing) bring a chair, no pets or alcoholic beverages allowed, Underwriten by Burger King, Highland Lake Village and The LakeHouse Lodge & Spa; produced & sponsored by Henderson County Travel & Tourism, Hendersonville, 800-828-4244 or 828-693-9708 or visit the web at www.historichendersonville.org
 

July 8
Henderson County Library Book-To-Movie Club presents the movie Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, 4:00PM, free, Hendersonville, NC 828-697-4725

 
July 8, August 12, September 9, October 14 & November 11
Hendersonville Antique Car Club Classic Car Show, Main Street, 5:00PM-9:00PM, the 2nd Tuesday of the month through November, Hendersonville, NC 828-699-4929
 
July 9 - 13
Tryon Riding & Horse Club Horse Show II, FENCE, 8:00AM-5:00PM, free, Tryon, NC 800-438-3681
 
July 10 - 12
Land O Shy Shrine Club Horse Show, WNC Agricultural Center, admission charged, Fletcher, NC 828-687-1414 or 828-665-2114 www.agr.state.nc.us/markets/facilities/agcenters/western/wnccal.htm
 
July 11
Brevard Music Center presents From the New World with conductor Steven Smith leads the Transylvania Symphony Orchestra through an evening of orchestral favorites 7:30PM, Brevard, NC 828-862-2105 or 888-384-8682 www.brevardmusic.org
 
July 11 - 13
Carolina Mountain Ribfest, Western North Carolina Agricultural Center, features World Class professional barbecue rib vendors from all over the country and live entertainment, Fri. 4:00PM-11:00PM, Sat 11:00AM-11:00PM, Sun11:00AM-7:00PM, Fletcher, NC 828-697-2118 www.wcpshows.com/ribfest.html
 
July 11 - 27
Hendersonville Little Theatre presents The Octette Bridge Club, a comedy/drama featuring eight sisters who meet on alternate Friday evenings to play cards and gossip, Fri. & Sat. 8:00PM, Sun. 2:00PM, Hendersonville, NC 828-692-1082 www.hendersonvillelittletheatre.org
 
July 11, 18, 25, August 1, 8, 15 & 22
10th Annual Music On Main Street concert series, featuring The Caribbean Cowboys (beach music); Visitors Information Center - 201. S. Main St., 7:00PM-9:00PM, free, every Friday through August 22, Bring a Chair, No Pets or Alcoholic Beverages Allowed, , Entertainment sponsored by Pardee Hospital, Underwriten by Burger King, Highland Lake Village and The LakeHouse Lodge & Spa; produced & sponsored by Henderson County Travel & Tourism, Hendersonville, NC 800-828-4244 or 828-693-9708 or visit the web at www.historichendersonville.org
 

July 12
Chalk It Up!, Main Street, sidewalk chalk art contest, all day, 6 blocks of colorful drawings (Rain Dates July 19 & 26) Hendersonville, NC 828-697-6393

Mountain Man Tractor Pull, WNC Agricultural Center, Fletcher, NC 828-687-1414 or 828-682-2645 www.agr.state.nc.us/markets/facilities/agcenters/western/wnccal.htm

Brevard Music Center presents Andrés Cárdenes and Brevard Sinfonia, 7:30PM, Brevard, NC 828-862-2105 or 888-384-8682 www.brevardmusic.org

 
July 12 & 13
Bamboo Society Festival, NC Arboretum, learn about the artistic value and functionality of this remarkable grass, Asheville, NC 828-665-2492 www.ncarboretum.org
 
July 12 & August 9
Concert in the Park Concert Series, Fletcher Community Park, 6:00PM-8:00PM, live bands featuring a variety of music, free, bring a chair, Fletcher, NC 828-687-0751
 

July 13
WNC Open Horse Show Circuit, WNC Agricultural Center, Fletcher, NC 828-687-1414 or 828-697-8785 www.agr.state.nc.us/markets/facilities/agcenters/western/wnccal.htm

Brevard Music Center presents Berlioz and Debussy, 3:00 PM, Brevard, NC 828-862-2105 or 888-384-8682 www.brevardmusic.org

 
July 14
Swannanoa Chamber Music Concert Series, Blue Ridge Community College Patton Auditorium, 3:00PM, $17, Students free, Flat Rock, NC 828-890-4411
 

July 14, 21, 28, August 4, 11, 18 & 25
90th Street Dances, Visitors Information Center-201 S. Main Street, 7:00PM-9:00PM, every Monday Night through August 25, featuring Buddy, Carol, Jamie Bluegrass Band and the Bobcat Stompers Clogging Team , mountain heritage bluegrass music, clogging and square dancing; bring a chair, no pets or alcoholic beverages allowed, Underwriten by Burger King, Highland Lake Village and The LakeHouse Lodge & Spa; produced & sponsored by Henderson County Travel & Tourism, Hendersonville, 800-828-4244 or 828-693-9708 or visit the web at www.historichendersonville.org

 
July 16 - 23
Asheville Tourists Minor League Baseball, McCormick Field, Mon.-Sat. 7:05PM, Sun. 2:05PM, Asheville, NC 828-258-0428 www.theashevilletourists.com
 

July 18
Henderson County Public Library hosts the program, “Snakes Alive!” is a science program designed to give you a clear, concise insight into the libes, habits, and characteristics of reptiles, especially snakes; Etowah Library 10:00AM, free, Etowah, NC 828-697-4725

Brevard Music Center presents Transylvania Symphony Orchestra, 7:30PM, Brevard, NC 828-862-2105 or 888-384-8682 www.brevardmusic.org

 
July 18 & 19
Asheville Iinvitational Horse Show , WNC Agricultural Center, Fletcher, NC 828-687-1414 or 828-697-8785 www.agr.state.nc.us/markets/facilities/agcenters/western/wnccal.htm
 
July 18, 25, August 1, 8, 15 & 22
10th Annual Music On Main Street concert series, featuringThe Reflections (oldies rock); Visitors Information Center - 201. S. Main St., 7:00PM-9:00PM, free, every Friday through August 22, Bring a Chair, No Pets or Alcoholic Beverages Allowed, Underwriten by Burger King, Highland Lake Village and The LakeHouse Lodge & Spa; produced & sponsored by Henderson County Travel & Tourism, Hendersonville, NC 800-828-4244 or 828-693-9708 or visit the web at www.historichendersonville.org
 
July 19
Brevard Music Center presents The Mikado, Whittington-Pfohl stage, 7:30PM, Brevard, NC 828-862-2105 or 888-384-8682 www.brevardmusic.org
 
July 20
Brevard Music Center presents Beethoven and Mahler, 3:00PM, Brevard, NC 828-862-2105 or 888-384-8682 www.brevardmusic.org
 
July 21
Swannanoa Chamber Music Concert Series, Blue Ridge Community College Patton Auditorium, 3:00PM, $17, Students free, Flat Rock, NC 828-890-4411
 

July 21, 28, August 4, 11, 18 & 25
90th Street Dances, Visitors Information Center-201 S. Main Street, 7:00PM-9:00PM, every Monday Night through August 25, featuring the Piney Mountain Band & Green Valley Cloggers (mountain heritage bluegrass music, clogging and square dancing) bring a chair, no pets or alcoholic beverages allowed, Underwriten by Burger King, Highland Lake Village and The LakeHouse Lodge & Spa; produced & sponsored by Henderson County Travel & Tourism, Hendersonville, 800-828-4244 or 828-693-9708 or visit the web at www.historichendersonville.org

 
July 22
Henderson County Library Book-To-Movie Club presents the book discussion of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, 4:00PM, free, Hendersonville, NC 828-697-4725
 
July 22 - 26
Blue Ridge Classic, WNC Agricultural Center, Fletcher, NC 828-687-1414 or 919-765-2559 www.agr.state.nc.us/markets/facilities/agcenters/western/wnccal.htm
 
July 23 - August 17
Flat Rock Playhouse presents All Shook Up (a musical fantasy combines all-time favorite Elvis hits with a brand new love story.) Wed.-Sat. 8:15PM; Thurs., Sat. & Sun 2:15PM, Flat Rock, NC 828-693-0731 www.flatrockplayhouse.org
 
July 24
Brevard Music Center presents BMC Jazz Ensemble, 7:30PM, Brevard, NC 828-862-2105 or 888-384-8682 www.brevardmusic.org
 
July 25 - 27
Bele Chere Festival, Downtown (largest street festival in southeast with live music, art & crafts, food, children’s area & rides) Fri. 12Noon-10:00PM, Sat. 10:00AM-10:00PM, Sun 12Noon-6:00PM, Asheville, NC 828-259-5800 www.belecherefestival.com
 
July 25
Brevard Music Center presents The Titan, BMC Artistic Advisor and Principal Conductor Keith Lockhart will conduct the Transylvania Symphony Orchestra in Mahler’s first large symphonic poem, Symphony No. 1, 7:30PM, Brevard, NC 828-862-2105 or 888-384-8682 www.brevardmusic.org
 
July 25, August 1, 8, 15 & 22
10th Annual Music On Main Street concert series and Classic Car Show, featuring The Crew (top 40 variety) and the Hendersonville Antique Car Club wil host a Classic Car Show; Visitors Information Center - 201. S. Main St., 7:00PM-9:00PM, free, every Friday through August 22, Bring a Chair, No Pets or Alcoholic Beverages Allowed, Underwriten by Burger King, Highland Lake Village and The LakeHouse Lodge & Spa; produced & sponsored by Henderson County Travel & Tourism, Hendersonville, NC 800-828-4244 or 828-693-9708 or visit the web at www.historichendersonville.org
 

July 26
Historic Flat Rock Tour of Homes, features several historic homes, the entire district of Flat Rock is included in the National Register of Historic Places, 9:30AM-3:30PM, Flat Rock, NC 828-692-2929 www.historicflatrockinc.org

Brevard Music Center presents Brahms and Adams, Conductor Steven Smith leads the Brevard Sinfonia in Brahm’s Symphony No. 2 and John Adams’ The Chairman Dances, 7:30PM, Brevard, NC 828-862-2105 or 888-384-8682 www.brevardmusic.org

 
July 26 & 27
Horse Show Ventures, FENCE, 7:00-until, free, Tryon, NC 828-859-9021 www.fence.org
 
July 27
Brevard Music Center presents Carmina Burana, a musical composition based on a medieval collection of poems, 3:00PM, Brevard, NC 828-862-2105 or 888-384-8682 www.brevardmusic.org
 
July 28, August 4, 11, 18 & 25
90th Street Dances, Visitors Information Center-201 S. Main Street, 7:00PM-9:00PM, every Monday Night through August 25, featuring Buddy, Carol, Jamie Bluegrass Band and Great Smoky Mountain Cloggers, mountain heritage bluegrass music, clogging and square dancing; bring a chair, no pets or alcoholic beverages allowed, Underwriten by Burger King, Highland Lake Village and The LakeHouse Lodge & Spa; produced & sponsored by Henderson County Travel & Tourism, Hendersonville, 800-828-4244 or 828-693-9708 or visit the web at www.historichendersonville.org
 
July 31 - August 2
Mountain Dance and Folk Festival, Diana Wortham Theatre at Pack Place ( showcases the best of the region's traditional and old-time musicians, ballad singers, mountain dance groups and cloggers) 7:00PM, Regular $20; Children 12 and under $10, Asheville, NC 828-257-4530 www.folkheritage.org
 
 
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